The-Swain's News

More new stuff for you, and more bug fixes! Small but necessary update, which will be up as soon as NG approves it.

NEW GUNS: USP Match, OTs-33, TAR-21, and Luger P08. Our pistol category is sure getting beefed up, innit?
NEW ARMOR: Tricky Mask, Hank Headwraps, G03LM Armor Pieces, Officer's cap, and more!
BUG FIX: Gun upgrade attachments were not registering after load. This has been fixed for all of your current guns as well.
GUN COSTS: M249 etc are more expensive, based on ammo capacity.
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We're still looking for feedback, bugs, and suggestions for the next big episode!

Also I wanted to talk to you guys about features you were expecting out of Episode 2, which will be a HUGE update. Here are our hopes and dreams so far:

X) DUAL WIELDING: That's right! Two pistols, two melee weapons, or one of each! Why pistol whip nearby enemies when you can cut them down like you were born to do it?

X) GRAPPLING/THROWING: Why not a couple of hand-to-hand takedowns for those silent kills?

X) JESUS: Yeah, he's a playable character, including all of his powers: resurrection, bullet deflecting, and so on. Question is, what would you offer us to make sure Hank and Jesus team up? Your first born son? We'll see.

X) EXECUTIONS: Some people just don't want to die. Be a good samaritan and help them out, ok?

Don't worry guys, it's comin'. Krinkels and I haven't had a day off this month since we decided to doubletime the project. Today is the last day of features programming. I want to give you guys a rundown of the main game features so you know why we've gone a bit over deadline (we DO expect to be finished within a week latest).

x) Our main goal here is to have a fun game which simulates a true Madness experience, just like watching the cartoons! Matt is a Nazi about his guns, so expect every game weapon to match its real world counterpart right down to the last spring.
x) The game will be EPISODIC. That is to say, it will be released with a single world's worth of stages, and we'll get straight to work on the next set. In a perfect world, we would have a new set of stages for you guys every month. Maybe more often than that.
x) In Episode 1 you'll mostly be kicking ass as Sanford and Deimos. Hank and a few other characters will be making appearances throughout the series, too.
x) Along with episode updates, you'll have new game modes to dick around with as well. We're including an Arena wave mode on launch, with plans for an RPG mode (Dead Rising style) and CTF Paintball down the line.

So there ya go! In the meantime, here is Hank blowing a guy's head off from behind cover, and Blockhead Episode 1 translated into German: